The long jump trial was one example used by Ridgeon to demonstrate World Athletics' aims of improving the sport, making processes quicker and more exciting, particularly for field events.

World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon is considering replacing the standard long jump take-off board with a jumping zone to make the event more popular for the Olympics. The proposed rule change has ...

One injury caused the gold medal,” says Roko Farkas, reliving his journey to long jump glory at the World Athletics U20 ...

Among the various sports featured at the Games ... Field Events: Strength and Technique Field events, comprising the long jump, high jump, shot put, and discus, showcase athletes’ incredible ...

The event is among our most straightforward athletic tasks ... He found it in the long jump. Two years ago, Wallace had never so much as played around with the event. (The closest he’d ...

Jazmin Sawyers won her first major title at the European Indoor Championships last year Britain's Jazmin Sawyers says a plan by World Athletics ... long jump take-offs is "not what the event ...

Wen Xiaoyan (left) celebrates with her teammates after winning gold and posting a new world record in the 2024 Paris ...

"I’m proud of the way I competed," Woodhall wrote after he came in sixth place in the men’s 100-meter T64 final event at the ...

U.S. Paralympian Ezra Frech had long targeted winning gold on September 3 in Paris. In the end, he did it a day early. Then did it again.

The long jump trial was one example used by Ridgeon to demonstrate World Athletics' aims of improving the sport, making processes quicker and more exciting, particularly for field events.